
Simple Simon Sampler – Free Max for Live Sample Slice Player
Simple Simon Sampler is a Max for Live MIDI instrument that allows for a sample to be sliced into 8 pieces that can be triggered via MIDI at various speeds forwards or reversed. There’s also a button to randomise everything.

Oblique Strategies No. 34
Start differently.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.

Crap Cassette – Free Max for Live Effect for Old C90 Compact Cassette Emulation
SESDevices, the programmer of the Max for Live effect Crap Cassette, put it so well, let me just quote: “Emulating the sound of a good old C90 playing back on a less than perfect deck, Crap Cassette attempts to take

Ableton Live Quick Tips: Multisample Instrument Without Sampler
This tutorial is a tip for everyone who doesn’t have Sampler, but would like to create their own multisample MIDI instruments in Ableton. It’s a simple, but effective workaround I used myself for years.

Keypitcher – Free Max for Live Effect to Change Transposition with a MIDI Keyboard
This Max for Live effect isn’t brand new, but certainly worth mentioning. One thing you can easily do on drum machines, but not so much natively in Live is tuning individual drum sounds on the fly. This is where Keypitcher

Your Discarded Ideas Are a Treasure Trove
One of the things that is vitally important in music production is the ability to edit. To discard anything that doesn’t improve the song or track, regardless of how long you’ve spent on the part. The sounds or ideas might

Oblique Strategies No. 33
Do the first thing that pops into your head.
Prompts or constraints to foster creativity.

Ableton Live Insider Tips: Troubleshooting MIDI
Have you ever encountered any issues with MIDI? Then you know how frustrating it can be when you’re trying to figure out what’s wrong. This tutorial shows you where in Ableton Live you can see if MIDI data is sent

LTC-1 – Free Ableton Live Track and Transport Control Made With Max for Live and Lemur for iPad
Recently I’ve been reviewing quite a few touchscreen controllers for Ableton Live. LTC-1, a new and free controller for Live comprised of a Max for Live device and a Lemur project by DSRT Sound, takes a decidedly different approach. There
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